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Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5 snare drum with black finish and detailed hardware, showcasing its professional drum craftsmanship.
  • Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5 snare drum with black finish and detailed hardware, showcasing its professional drum craftsmanship.
  • Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5 snare drum with black finish and chrome hardware, showing detailed drum shell and lugs.
  • Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5 inch snare drum with black finish and metal hardware, detailed view of the drum's surface and lugs.
  • Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5-inch snare drum with black finish and hardware, showcasing its detailed drum shell and design.
  • Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5-inch snare drum with black finish, detailed metal shell and drumheads, close-up view.
  • Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5-inch snare drum with black finish, detailed metal hardware, and drumheads visible in the image.
Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5 Snare Drum

Brand: Mapex

Mapex Black Panther The Machine 14x5.5 Snare Drum

SKU: BPDLMW4550LNW
$1,239.00
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  • 0 Mega Music Myaree
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Description
SAS (SONICLEAR ATTENUATION SYSTEM) FINISH The Natural Satin SAS finish brings out the beautiful characteristics of the wood used in the drum, but also allows the shell to vibrate fully due to its very low mass. Thicker finishes such as High Gloss increase the shell's volume, resulting in a shorter sustain and a more focused sound.

Features

  • SONICLEAR™ BEARING EDGE Allowing the drumhead to sit flatter on the shell, making better contact. The result is a stronger and deeper fundamental pitch, effortless and consistent tuning, and a significantly expanded tuning range. For the serious player, the increased head-to-edge contact increases shell vibration, allowing the sonic nuances of the hybrid shell to stand out.
  • SONIC SAVER™ HOOPS The inward flange and extra weight of the Sonic Saver hoops help to focus and control the sound of the drums. The projection is more "down" than "out" and will provide more of a "vintage" or closed tone.
  • SAS(SONICLEAR™ ATTENUATION SYSTEM) FINISH Based on the proprietary SONIClear™ Attenuation System (SAS) sonic effect scale developed through the Mapex Design Lab. From SAS 0 to 3, the selection on the finishes giving the snare drum a distinctive sound by the individual artist.
  • MASTER TUNE LUG™ The elegant design of the Black Panther lug has been revised by the Design Lab to form the new Master Tune Lug. The first truly “Locking Tube Lug”, the Master Tune Lug utilizes a small body for the least amount of metal-to-wood contact. A Design Lab-exclusive pressured locking mechanism is outfitted on every lug to keep the drum in tune, show after show.
  • AIR FLOW VENTING The venting is key to the feel and the overall resonance of the shells. Through painstaking testing, each Chamber Specific approach has led to a formula of multiple vent holes in BP Design Lab snare drums. These air flow vents are placed at the *Nodal line with the lugs, so as to not affect the resonance of the shells.

Specifications

Size: 14" x 5.5" Shell: 6-Ply Walnut/Maple (6.5 mm) Finish: SAS0 Satin Natural Walnut Edges: 45˚SONIClear™ Batter Side, 35˚SONIClear™ Snare Side Snare Bed: 2.7mm Deep x 5.5” Width Air Vents: 4 (Quadrant) Hoops: Sonic Saver™ Hoops with Black Brushed Hardware Finish Lug Casings: Staggered Locking I-Lugs Throw-Off: Trick GS007 Snare Wires: Puresound E1416 Drumheads: Aquarian Hi-Energy Snare Batter ; Classic Clear Snare Resonant Model No: BPDLMW4550LNW
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